Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11

pound. of candy for q cents at A. H.
Davidson a Co.'S.
Ex-Governor William T.. Cameron, OF
+ tbi, State, has accepted an invitation TO
deliver the annual address 10 the Politech
mic Institute. IN New Market, this coun-
Is. ON the 2nd Of next June. His subject
will be Sketches of some Illustrations of
I yugiuians"
Geary is paying 9c H.. for good fat hens
and 25c. for butter.
ann now handling full line Of Imperial
steel and chilled plows that | guarantee
have mo- superior. and invite all in need OF
plows to give them trial, and II they
don't prove satisfactory in every particu-
Tar return them TO me- A. l.. JANIsoN.
Rev. +. 2. Epps, of Manchester, Va,
preached several excellent sermons in
the Presbyterian church on Friday night
and Saturday morning, Of last week, and
also on Sunday morning and night. He
also addressed the TRY Company on
Tuesday night, Of this week, to large
and deeply Interested company.
TOYS al cost at A. H. Davidson ~ Co.'S
The whole surface Of the globe has
TUNED 20 mud, N this section at least
Never within the recollection Of the very
oldest person has the streets Of Wood
stock. presented such an interminable
and bottomless sea of thin, liquid mud as
now. The endless crowd Of horses and
vehicles with the ceaseless tread Of hum
drcds of feet on court day turned the sur
face into perfect loblolly, amply sufficient
in some places to bury a child.
Potted meats at cost at A. II. Davidson
& Co.'S.
Willis jackson, (cold.) who was sent to
Jail in this place for term Of 1 months
for stealing lot of wheat from Mr.. J.
Alex. Carter, at Mt. Jackson, was released
ON Wednesday, his term having expired.
As soon as he left the Jail door he was
taken in charge by deputy sheriff Lamb,
of Rockingham county, and carried to
Harnsonburg to answer charge for
stealing lot Of bacon in that county.
Spices Of all kinds at A. II. Davidson 4
Co.'S.
O,d Amt S1llie Tckard. a lunatic, who
has been confined in the Jail here for about
a wear. died ON Thursday, Of last week,
AGED II wears. Mr. Shnll, the jciler, had
her dressed in nice shroud and placed in
a lice casket, and buried in the Reformed
gray. ward ia this place. The unfortunate
old lady had the best Of medical attend
ance. and was most carefully and kindly
/ cared for and nursed during her Illness by
Mr.. and Mrs. Shull. We expect to speak
/ elllv of the Jail, it's condition and needs in
our next issue, the crowded condition Of
orr columns preventing us from doing so
in this Issue.
pound of -oa? for cents at A. II. Da-
I wilson x 20. s.
The Educational Convention held in the
Reformed Church the early part Of this
week was well attended, considering the
almost impossible state Of the roads and
that many members Of this congregation
are resident in the country. Tie program
"a published in last weeks HERALD was
followed throughout; although all tho
ministers expected were not present Rev.
Liza. Hoffh.ins. Of nar.insburg, W. Va,
and Rev. j. c. Bowman, Of Hanover, Pa,
we're present throughout and by their
zeal. earncstness and eloquence made
amends for the ABSENCE Of others. -Four
sessions we're held at which were discuss
cd various topics relating to the endow-
ment Of the Theological Seminary, at Lam
caster. pa. On Wednesday evening the
Missionary Society held its second ami
ver-ary. The president, Mr. NJ. II. Hotel,
reported the Society in a iiourishing con
dition with III paying members. The
financial report showed ss2.l3 collected
from the membership during the year. 500
appropriated to various benevolences and
si3 now with the Treasurer. Revs. Hot
helms, Bowman and whitmore delivered
short addresses to the Society.
WAIVED Oats, potatoes bacon, lard and
shingles for which will pay the highest
market price. NJ Geary'
In order to give a full report Of the trial
Of Chas. D. Ward, for the murder Of saml
G.. Jewell which commenced IN the coun-
IS court on Tuesday, we are compelled to
surrender the greater part of our local
spaee. 10 the exclusion Of several interest
ing communications from strasburg and
Powel's Fort
We CLEAN the following items from our
strasburg correspondent: A government
postal agent gave orders for putting in
lock boxes and other improvements at the
T post-oface A change Of schedule for the
running Of trains on the Va. Midland r.
r. is reported 10 60 into effect next week
The West bound mail and passenger train
will arrive at Strasburg at $3.50 ?. m. and
the East bound mail and passenger train
will leave that place at $3.50 a. m. The
rooms of the Graded School building are
being reprinted and otherwise put In read
mess for the Normal School to be held
there in July and August next.
, From our POwell's Fort correspondent
, we learn that Mr.. Jacob Ritenour, younl
man living about one mile from "CrosI
Roads, cut himself very badly whil'
chopping wood on Monday. The axe
> struck a limb and glanced burying the en-
b tire blade in the leg just above the ankle
81 Two of the manganese mines have shui
( down. perhaps only for a short time, throw
5 ING MANY men out of employment. Som'
$ property has been levied on at one OF tn
I mines and will be sold. 10 is reporte'
that Pennsylvania company will open
manganese mine in the spring, on tn
land Of Frank and James Lichliter, nea
the "Red Spring." about two and hal
miles West of "Cross Roads"
r For RENr.--Two dwellings, and fin
q store'room, opposite the court house, Wood
$ stock, Va. For further particulars ad
r dress IRwIN's DRUG STORE,
Woodstock, Va